Actually, my laptop screen resolution configuration should not be
relevant: it's a KDE Plasma level setting, not available in an early
boot environment (root and home are even on an encrypted volume, not yet
mounted). I tried looking into /boot and the initramfs and can't find
any sign that the KDE screen setting is somewhat persisted there (but
could have missed it).
Still:
1) Laptop only: the Plymouth display is fine;
2) External screen connected: the external screen is OK, the Plymouth
display on the laptop is truncated.
The grub screen resolution configuration doesn't seem to have an effect
on this.
Thanks.